Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari emphasized on Saturday the importance of continuing to fight corruption and preventing opportunities for corrupt practices in the country. The president’s remarks came while addressing the nation in a broadcast as part of activities to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Day on …
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Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | The President of Uganda Baseball and Softball Association Felix Okuye has been confirmed as vice-president of the WBSC Africa, the continental governing body of Baseball, Softball and Baseball5. Another Ugandan, Dennis Michael Kasozi, is treasurer. “I recently took an oath of office since …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed deep concern over the situation in Burkina Faso following a coup that ousted President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. The secretary-general “strongly condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms and calls on all actors to refrain from …
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Xinhua | Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore announced Friday evening that the country’s president, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, was evicted. Heading a group of military officers, Traore declared in a broadcast statement the suspension of the constitution and of the charter of the transition, the dissolution …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AMA – SAP NEWS | How do you bring consistency and improve decision-making at an organisation where more than 50 factories each operate on their own disparate systems with little to no integration? For one of the largest tea-producing organisations in the world, the answer rested in …
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Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) secretariat on Thursday urged member states of the regional bloc to enhance emergency preparedness and response activities following an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Uganda. On Sept. 20, Uganda, one of the seven member states of the EAC, declared an …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday pledged to contain large domestic and foreign borrowing by the government within three years to help spur economic growth. Ruto who officially opened the 13th Parliament said the very large government borrowing requirement has undermined the business sector’s contribution to …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC), established in 2009 to invigorate the fight against corruption, has been lobbying countries to ratify its convention to facilitate the elimination of the vice in the continent, an official said. “We have been engaging with the relevant structures …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A Kenyan lawyer who was facing witness interference charges at The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) was found dead at his home on Monday evening, the police confirmed on Tuesday. The police said Paul Gicheru, 53, had been a person of interest in an ICC case …
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